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Vietnam is booming, but foreign cash is fleeing from stocks
2+ hour ago (131+ words) Vietnam is booming, but foreign cash is fleeing from stocks'The Japan Times Vietnam is booming, but foreign cash is fleeing from stocks Vietnam is on the cusp of joining the emerging-markets club, and stocks have notched their biggest rally in…...
A 900% fare hike shows Asian carriers can weather Iran war chaos
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (131+ words) A 900% fare hike shows Asian carriers can weather Iran war chaos'The Japan Times Asian carriers like Cathay Pacific Airways and Singapore Airlines are among the best positioned airlines to weather the war in the Middle East as travelers scramble for…...
Government adopts bill to promote drivers' work-style reform
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (170+ words) Government adopts bill to promote drivers' work-style reform'The Japan Times The government on Friday adopted a bill to promote work-style reform for truck drivers by supporting systems that enable logistics firms to relay cargo, allowing drivers to limit their work…...
Online ads top 50% of annual ad spending in Japan for first time
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (146+ words) Total spending on advertisements in Japan in 2025 marked a record high for the fourth straight year, with the share of online ads topping 50% for the first time, a survey by major advertising agency Dentsu showed Thursday. Total spending grew 5.1% from…...
Oil refiners in Japan ask government to tap strategic reserves
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (22+ words) Oil refiners in Japan ask government to tap strategic reserves'The Japan Times Oil refiners in Japan ask government to tap strategic reserves...
Honda to boost Japan lineup by importing cars from the U.S. and China
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (238+ words) Honda Motor will import cars from the U.S. and China to sell in its home market as the Japanese carmaker looks to beef up its domestic lineup in the face of mounting losses from its auto business. The automaker will begin…...
Eneos Wing's Tokyo office raided in gas oil price-fixing probe
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (215+ words) The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office and the Fair Trade Commission searched Eneos Wing's Tokyo branch on Thursday, the second straight day of raids in a probe into an alleged price-fixing of gas oil sold to businesses. The authorities raided…...
Japan’s investors sell most overseas bonds since 2024 last month
10+ hour, 21+ min ago (242+ words) Japanese investors sold the largest amount of overseas bonds since 2024 last month, as market watchers scrutinize flows for signs that higher domestic yields were triggering repatriation. Net sales totaled "3.42 trillion ($21.8 billion) in February, based on preliminary weekly figures from the…...
Pentagon No. 3 says Japan knows about need to hike defense budgets ‘better than anybody’
10+ hour, 42+ min ago (195+ words) Pentagon No. 3 says Japan knows about need to hike defense budgets "better than anybody'The Japan Times 3 official said Wednesday that the Japanese government knows "better than anybody" about the need to further boost defense spending, just over two weeks before…...
Japanese labor union group sets more ambitious pay goal as BOJ watches
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (125+ words) Japanese labor union group sets more ambitious pay goal as BOJ watches'The Japan Times One of Japan's largest labor union groups will ask employers for wage increases that exceed what it requested a year ago, signaling sustained confidence as the…...